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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Informality \In'for*mal"i*ty\, noun; pl. {Informalities}.
1. The state of being informal; lack of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.
2. An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
informality
noun
1: a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously [ant: {formality}]
2: freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers" [syn: {ease}]
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